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I'll assign the blame

I will fail to stay the same

an oneiric regression

to retrace my steps again

and again

we gather what remains

contemplating our mistakes

we're consumed by this obsession

that permits none to escape

that leaves no breathing space

the unceasing burden

you carry

with every step

lay down a moment

and tarry

without regret

I will break the frame

force it with colossal strain

to reshape the misconceptions

that dictate this bleak domain

in which we languish

desolate hate

born of our shame

reaching so far back it shapes

our consciousness

it procreates

perpetrate hate

horror and disdain

grasping with an iron grip

it separates

the unceasing burden

we carry

with every step

displayed wide open

uncaring

you let it

drag you back

I'll recount the tale

our convictions so ingrained

by necessity will crumble

words and deeds will ruinate

commiserate

desolate hate

born of our shame

reaching so far back it shapes

our consciousness

it procreates

perpetrate hate

horror and disdain

grasping with an iron grip

it separates

are we so different

our hearts all stretch the same

reaching for sustenance

abundant but impossible to obtain

and it feels wrong how

we match it pain for pain

and tallying all we gained

we find our loss is incommensurate

it gives me pause how

we feed it all the same

and tallying all we gained

we find our loss is incommensurate